Directed coping, or the use of fewer coping strategies, represents attempts of the individual to effectively cope with stressors. As individuals engage in this process, health and wellness (e.g., physical and mental) generally improve, suggesting directed coping may be an effective technique. However, little specific information is known about the directed coping construct beyond the results of the single study by Wright et al. among nurses dealing with work stressors. Therefore, the current study seeks to examine the directed coping construct in more depth. Following a pre/post study design, 611 undergraduate students participated in a health behaviour change program, completing an online questionnaire regarding their health, wellness and general life stressors as well as an in-person physical health assessment before and after the 6-week program. Consistent with hypotheses, directed coping was associated with and predictive of improved health and wellness subjectively (e.g., affect and stress) and objectively (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure and grip strength) relative to coping with general life stressors. Moreover, directed coping demonstrated stability over time and was related to personality characteristics. Thus, the results suggest directed coping is an effective method of coping and may be stable across situations.

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定向应对：有效应对的关键？

定向应对，或使用较少的应对策略，代表个人有效应对压力源的尝试。当个人参与这个过程时，健康和健康（例如，身体和精神）普遍改善，这表明定向应对可能是一种有效的技术。然而，除了 Wright 等人的单一研究结果之外，关于定向应对结构的具体信息知之甚少。在处理工作压力源的护士中。因此，目前的研究试图更深入地研究定向应对结构。按照前/后研究设计，611 名本科生参加了一个健康行为改变计划，在为期 6 周的计划之前和之后完成了关于他们的健康、健康和一般生活压力因素的在线问卷以及面对面的身体健康评估. 与假设一致，相对于应对一般生活压力源而言，定向应对与主观（例如，情感和压力）和客观（例如，心率、血压和握力）的健康状况改善相关并可以预测。此外，定向应对随着时间的推移表现出稳定性，并与人格特征有关。因此，结果表明定向应对是一种有效的应对方法，并且在不同情况下可能是稳定的。